Tietjens and Bahnsen Win Fat Steer Show
Clinton beef raisers Tietjens and Bahnsen win first prize in the Fat Steer Show at the Great Jones county fair. Judges narrow 40 steers to ten then grand champion Bob Patten of Monticello State Bank hosts. Prize list includes Moohar Farms second and Delmar McCreight third. auction tops at $35 to Dubuque Packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Jones County Fair
Henry Tietjens
Lorenz Bahnsen
Bob Patten
Monticello State Bank
Amber Youth Sweeps Market Litter Show at Fair
Amber Youth captured champion awards for both individual market hog and pen of three in a market litter show at the Great Jones county fair. Bruce Hay of Anamosa named champion showman with a large list of exhibitors and blue or red prizes across Monticello, Scotch Grove, Springville, Martelle, Anamosa, Center Junction, Wyoming, and Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Heeren
Amber
Jones County
Herman Folkers
Scotch Grove
Jay Husmann
Bruce Hay
Anamosa
Roger Hall
Monticello
Vernon Shover
Dennis Russell
Mont
Maurice Russell
Ralph Russell
Bill Balsiger
Stan Burrichter
Bill Eilers
Langworthy
Mary Jane Keener
Cascade
Jim Barclay
Center Junction
Wayne Barclay
Marvin Goldsmith
Jerry Husmann
Larry Eileen
Jim Boyanovsky
Springville
John Boyanovsky
Robert Bunting
Martello
Paul Martin
Mr. Vernon
Bruce Olinger
Robert Eden
Warren Hall
Steven Behrends
Monti
Cello
Bob Black
Richard Black
Gary Mardoff
Phil Schlarmann
Steve Schlarmann
Paul Specht
Phillip Specht
Jim Kiburz
Kevin Clark
John Frasher
Martelle
Priest Resigns From Sacred Heart Oxford Junction
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Gregor has presented his resignation as pastor of Sacred Heart church Oxford Junction effective Aug. 31 due to advancing years and illness. He was born Feb. 14 1871 in Moravia and ordained July 29 1894. Monsignor Gregor plans to live in Anamosa after retirement. Rr. Rev. Msgr. George A. Stemm is appointed to serve the parish from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Joseph Gregor
Sacred Heart Church
Monsignor Gregor
Ruzena
Moravia
Austria
Pelhrimov
Bohemia
Brunae
Mons
Gregor
Mikulcice
Dam~borici
Tabor
Winona
Minn
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Clothier
Chelsea
Little Turkey
Monsignor
Pius XII
Anamosa
George A. Stemm
Sacred Heart
Cedar Rapids
Area Residents Aid ICHS Campaign
Six Jones county residents join a mail campaign for the Iowa Children's Home Society. They will send letters on Sept. 12 requesting contributions. No solicitation will occur in Anamosa, which is served by Fairview Township United Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Truman Stanton
Center Junction
Luther Inglis
Hale
Sterling Baldwin
Monticello
R, B
Eyestone
Olon
James Kotlinek
Oxford Junction
C. R. Smith
Wyoming
Anamosa
Fairview Township
Monticello Boy Wins Fair Calf Scramble at Great Jones Fair
Tom Carney of Monticello won the calf scramble earning 30 dollars after catching the first calf. Dennis Ahrendsen of Oxford Junction won the first pig and received a donation gift from Robert Livingston of Anamosa. Other calf winners and prizes ranged from 25 to 5 dollars, with six more receiving 2 dollars each. Pig scramble winners earned gifts or donations from local sponsors across Monticello, Anamosa, Wyoming, Center Junction, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Tom Carney
Monticello
Dennis Ahrendsen
Oxford Junction
Carney
Ahrendsen
Robert Livingston
Anamosa
Clarence Goedken
Ray Heeren
Harry DeMean
Ana
Jurors Named for September Term Across Iowa Towns
The Sept 12 term jurors have been selected with reporting at 10 a.m. Sept 19 in Anamosa. Names listed include Montgomery County residents from Monticello Oxford Junction and Cascade plus Rural districts such as Martelle Mechanicsville Lisbon Center Junction Wyoming and Olin among others.
Deadline Set for 4-H Entries in Dairy Congress
The Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo requires 4-H entries by Wednesday September 7. Dave Hammond, Jones County youth assistant, said entries must be delivered to the extension office in Anamosa this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dave Hammond
Jones County
Anamosa
Oxford Jct Hospitality Days Planned for Sept 9 10
Oxford Junction Chamber of Commerce announces Hospitality Days on September 9 and 10 with a full hour program at 2 30 and 7 30 p m featuring TV acts canine fashions juggling globe clowns Miss Lois and her trained house cats and a trampoline act. Exhibits for organizations and individuals will display fancy work home grown products flowers paintings. Free dance at the park 9 p m on September 10 sponsored by the American Legion. Weather backup at 4 C B J Hall. World War I veterans dinner at 6 30 p m at American Legion club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Gus Toerber
The
American Legion
4.C.B.J. Hall
Two 4-H Demonstration Teams Advance To State Fair
Two senior 4-H demonstration teams from Jones County will travel to the Des Moines state fair on September 1. Scotch Grove and Onslow groups earned blue ribbons for projects including Automatic Cut Off Switch and Showing Respect to Our Flag, while junior entries received blue and red ribbons for a variety of technical demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jones County Fair
Glen Tobiason
Wayne Barclay
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Dave Specht
Bob Smith
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Tom Doll
Don Orr
Onslow Cornhuskers
Jim Barclay
Douglas Leggett
Dennis Dean
Jimmy Ballou
Olin Hawkeyes
Speaker Sees TV Debates Shaping Election Picture
Frank Nye of the Cedar Rapids Gazette told the Monticello Rotary club debates between Nixon and Kennedy could decide the November election. He praised both nominees, called conventions rigged for TV, and noted Iowa's pivotal role in Kennedy’s nomination and patronage prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Kennedy
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Monticello
Nye
Iowa
California
Loveless
Hoeven
Andy Strittmatter
Virgil Hunt
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Club Operator To Enter Plea In Cedar Rapids Case
Leonard H. Ketelsen operator of the American Legion club at Anamosa was given until Aug 31 to enter a plea in federal court in Cedar Rapids on liquor sale charges. Ketelsen and the club are charged with two counts of retail liquor sales without federal tax. Count 1 cites June 7 and June 30. Count 2 covers July. The club entered a guilty plea. Maximum penalty is $5,000 fine and two years in prison or both on each count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard H. Ketelsen
American Legion Club
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Ketelsen
Club
Midland Community school district votes Sept 12
Midland Voters go to polls Monday September 12 from 12 PM to 7 PM to elect three year directors from Districts 2 and 3. District 1 votes in Onslow, District 2 in Center Junction, District 3 in Wyoming. Nomination papers available August 13 to September 2 noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Community
Onslow
Wyoming
Center Junction
Ram Truck to Tour Jones County This September
The traveling ram sale truck will visit Jones County on Tuesday afternoon September 6, operated by the Iowa Hampshire Sheep Association. County officials and ISU extension staff say rising small flocks make mobile ram sales profitable, with Hampshire rams grouped by quality and priced accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Joe E. Legg
Cliff Zimmerman
Lowa Hampshire Sheep Association
Tom Wickersham
Iowa State University
Degrees Awarded at Colorado State College in Greeley
Karl E. Behrends of Rockwell and James Ray Paulsen of Center Junction earned Master of Arts degrees August 18 at Colorado State College in Greeley. Behrends, son of Alva Behrends of Monticello, is an elementary principal who taught four years in the Rockwell schools. Paulsen, son of Mr and Mrs M P Paulsen of Center Junction, will teach mathematics and coach in Azusa California at Citrus Union High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl E. Behrends
Rockwell
Monticello
James Ray Paulsen
Center Junction
Colorado State College
Greeley
Behrends
Alva Behrends
N. Elm
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Paulsen
M. P. Paulsen
Colorado State
Citrus Union
Azusa
Calif
Jones County Tax Credit Forms Being Prepared
The Jones county assessor's office is preparing 1962 tax credit forms per J. T. Lorenzen. Forms cover 3,939 homestead credits and 1,890 veterans tax credits. Jones county lists 3,215 homes not on farms and between 2,200 and 2,300 farms. Homestead exemptions apply to residents living in their own homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Public Aid Totals Reported for Jones County
The Jones county social welfare office reported last month aid to 303 individuals in 96 families. An additional 352 individuals in 80 families received borderline aid and 54 individuals in 12 families got direct relief. Director Nellie Rummell noted surplus commodities: 859.5 pounds dry milk, 350 pounds flour, 1195 pounds corn meal, 630 pounds rice, 442 pounds dry eggs, 722 pounds lard, 710 pounds pea beans. Certified list includes 2986 families and 1118 individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Social Welfare Office
Nellie Rummell
Volunteer sought from Monticello for Ridiculus Days stunt
Elton Copley announces a Monticello area volunteer is needed for Ridiculus Days September 16 17. The task is leaping from a 40 foot ladder into a foot tub of water. Interested persons should contact Copley or Sam Schuetz. Separate notes list Angus Hereford and Shorthorn ribbon winners from local fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Elton Copley
Copley
Sam Schuetz
4-H Entries Win Ribbons at State Fair
Jones county 4 H home economics exhibitors won four blue ribbons at the 1960 Iowa state fair. Local entries earned two red ribbons and one white. Exhibits from the county were in the home furnishings section and will be on display through Sunday September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Peatrice Brock
County Extension Home Economist
Revaluation of Homes Underway in Jones County
Jones County assessor L T Lorenzen begins rechecking tax values. Home improvements depreciation and lot values are being adjusted. Land formerly acreage is now plots. farm land and buildings are reassessed. Center Junction and Onslow finished. Oxford Junction Olin Wyoming in progress. Monticello Anamosa final. Last check was 1957. completion hoped by year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
L. T. Lorenzen
Center Junction
Onslow
Oxford Junction
Olin
Wyoming
Monticello
Anamosa
FLBA Reps to Attend Directors Conference in Omaha
Seven representatives of the Federal Land Bank Association of Cedar Rapids will attend a directors and managers conference in Omaha Nebraska September 15 16 Harold B McTavish manager says those attending include Ray D Sanford Scotch Grove president Cedar Rapids association Harry C Barnes Central City Kenneth Howie Monticello and McTavish The Cedar Rapids FLBA provides long term farm real estate loans to farmers in Benton Jones and Linn counties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank Association of
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Neb
Harold B. McTavish
FLBA
Ray D. Sanford
Scotch Grove
The
Cedar Rapids Association
Harry C. Barnes
Central City
Kenneth Howie
Monticello
McTavish
Benton, Jones, and Linn Counties
Anamosa Youth Wins in County Fair Ribbon Winners List
Cent winner from page 1 lists Laverne Meyer of Anamosa as top youth. Red ribbons go to Bob Keating Onslow Bruce McKini Scotch Grove Errol Dierks Monticello and Jim Hopkins Springville. Blue ribbons awarded to Jim Heim Cascade Kenny Beck Mechanicsville Roger Port Dale Port Springville. Angus 960-9960 lbs Champion Douglas Larson Anamosa Calvin Irons Clarence re Blue ribbons to Joe Steffens Don Harderson Anamosa Jim Eichhorn Joel Zamastil Wyoming Chester Denniston Onslow Scott Newman Martelle Larry Husman Center Junction Jo Ann Carroll Cascade Joe Rohwedder Oxford Junction. Red ribbon winners include Carl Gary Achenbach Morley Steven Petersen Olin Jim Ellison Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus
Nile Husman
Center Junction
Joe Rohwedder
Olin
Reserve
Jim Starr
Gary Sievers
Wyoming
John Kramer
Jack Danneman
Errol Dierks
Paul Smith
Monticello
Bill Joslin
Russell Fair
Banks
Anamosa
Bobby Lasack
Herman Folkers
Scotch Grove
Rick Wickham
Martelle
Peter Puetz
Cascade
John Jamieson
Mike Folkers
Paul Martin
Mt. Vernon
Janice Freeman
Clarence
Richard Erickson
Oxford Junction
Ronnie Shada
Leroy Krutzfield
John Kreger
Scott Newman
Joe Zamastil
Gene Brunscheen
Joe
Bob Smith
Darrell
Roger Hanna
Onslow
Richard Huston
Hereford
Dennis Ahrendsen
Ray Heeren
Richard Hamed
Jim O’hara
Leslie Westphal
Jim Hopkins
Martello
David
Donna Mardoff
Douglas Adams
Mike Dirks
Terry Fairbanks
Joe Steffens
Janis Keener
Richard Tesar
Nick Koppes
Richard Wood
Jim Abbot
Paul Hansen
Steve Supple
Loris Lyons
Victor Manternach
Larry Stewart
Springville
Paul Paulsen
Tom Allen
Howard Grom
Bob Hughes
Keith Christiansen
Terry Eldred
Mike Houser
Kenneth and
Ronnie Beck
Mechanicsville
Chuck Shada
Jim Murray
David Plueger
Scorch Grove
Tom O'Hara
David Mazeur
Herb Rohwedder
Vic Manternach
Jerry Ortgies
Karen Hartman
Kenny Lyons
Brock Reade
Mike Plueger
John Holst
Steve Eldred
Mike Jacobs
Steven Eldred
Gary Brunscheen
Eugene Brunscheen
Dwayne Shaffer
Marlin Fredricksen
Bruce
Brock
Brian Reade
Jerry Starr
Derry Brunscheen
Joanne Ballou
Cheryl Stingley
Ray Her~ren
Roger Kost
Billy Barnhart
Duane Grafft
Mark Hartwig
Steve Wolken
Merlin Fredrickson
Lance Hartwig
Steve Healey
Jim Eichhorn
Marvin Goldsmith
Richard Woods
Larry Meyer
Charles Fairbanks
Arthur Darrow
Phil Eichhorn
Ken Sievers
Nile Husmann
Robert Sadler
Bill Balsiger
Glenn Orcutt
Cindy Dierks
Jim Oberbroeckling
Greg Gavin
Dave
Dan Lambertson
Cletus Fagan
Kenneth Paul
Anamasa
Laverne Meyer
Bob Keating
Bruce McKinistry
Jim Heim
Kenny Beck
Roger Port
Dale Port
Douglas Larson
Calvin Irons
Don Harderson
Joel Zamastil
Chester Denniston
Larry Husman
Jo Ann Carroll
Carl and
Gary Achenbach
Morley
Steven Petersen
Jim Ellison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tietjens
Bahnsen
Moohar Farms
Cambridge, Il
Delmar McCreight
Dubuque Packing Company
Eli Shada
David Holcomb
Loren Eilers
Gerald Freese
Donald Eilers
Kenneth Shaver
Vernon Shaver
Eddie Edwards
Robert Griffith
Doug Plater
Bill Schley
Marvin Dusanek
James Eggert
Duane Westphal
Merle Gerdes
Leo Tjaden
Richard Becker
SCS
Ete Tea
Oxford
C. M. Towers
John Fraser
Hetzler - Copley
Larry Siebels
Hywealth Farms
Si Bradley Locker
Jim Huber
Coggan
Naylor Seed Co
Dora Decker
Glenn Jones
Gideon Krein
Don Lyon
Dorothy Maurice
Milton Reiken
Celia Rieniers
Paul Schneiter
Jon Schrader
Charlene Sutton
Newton Thomas
Lester Gearhart
Cletus Goed
Ken
Rose Marie Austin
Ed Barnes
Ralph Ford
Margarite Haigh
Kelsey Hanna, Sr
Vincent Huerter
Cora Jarman
Ralph Kromminga
Charles Niles
Tom Snyder
Anna Steenhoek
Samuel Weaver
Ronald Armstrong
Har
Land Bixler
Alfred Groth
Charles Holland
Merlin KK Lyon
Leona Mackey
Verda Remington
Will Clark
Merle Meeks
Verne Stover
John Theilen
Harvey Barber
Louis Behrends
Grace Mead
Floyd Horton
Harold Hordan
Herman Lightfoot
Donald Nicoll
Doris Peck
Dale Petersen
Bob Somerville
Don Walters
Duane Wenndt
Leonard Streets
Lisbon
Bruce McCullough
Kuriger Bros
Tgreen Colonial
PRTG
Oxford Jct
State
Dick Wahl
Doug Adams
Lowell Lions
Donnie Harder
Jackson Beavers
Tom Hanna
David Ortgies
Fairview Thunderbolts
Mark and
Russell Fairbanks
Cass Center Hustlers
Gary Knapp
Gene Denniston
Lloyd Loren
Rock of Ages
Peg Aus
Monticello Monument Co
Ridiculus
Varwin Hopper
Rober Port
Spring~ville
Larry Kaufman
Mar~telle
David Mardoff
Chervil Stingley
Mike Weseman
Joe Smith
Joe Petersen
Eric Brickley
Serve
Jim Balichek
Third Ave
S.E
Cedar Rapids AnamoSa
Chester Condit
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